Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Montgomery Canal, Aston Locks - Keeper's Bridge

…mmon reed Phragmites australis is rare and confined to one area. flowering rush Butomus umbellatus occurs in the reed swamp. Adjacent to the canal are extensive areas of scrub and rough grassland which add to the diversity of the site.

Pant-y-Sais

…n Bog. The Tennant Canal section acts as a refuge for aquatic plants, including Butomus umbellatus which is rare in the county.

Ashleworth Ham

…llow flag Iris pseudacorus, watercress Nasturtium officinale and flowering rush Butomus umbellatus. Wintering wildfowl congregate particularly in the lower lying parts of the site and includelarge numbers of wigeon Mareca penelope, mallard Anas platyrhynchos, teal Anas crecca, pi…

Brackagh Bog

…le species recorded include greater spearwort Ranunculus lingua, flowering rush Butomus umbellatus, fine-leaved water dropwort Oenanthe aquatica, floating club rush Eleogiton fluitans, cowbane Cicuta virosa and lesser tussock sedge Carex diandra. Generally, the moss layer is more…

River Derwent

…al species, including river water dropwort Oenanthe fluviatilis, flowering rush Butomus umbellatus, shining pondweed Potamogeton lucens, arrowhead Sagittaria sagittifolia, opposite leaved pondweed Groenlandia densa and narrow leaved water parsnip Berula erecta are typically found…

River Axe

…d water forget-me-not Myosotis scorpioides. The locally uncommon flowering rush Butomus umbellatus is present and the river represents the most westerly record on the British mainland of great yellow-cress Rorippa amphibia. The flora becomes slightly richer in the lower reaches o…

Upper Lough Erne - Galloon

…cowbane Cicuta virosa, greater water parsnip Sium latifolium and flowering rush Butomus umbellatus, in addition to more common plants like water plantain Alisma plantago-aquatica and purple loosestrife Lythrum salicaria. Where the shoreline is grazed, there is often a transition…

River Wensum

…t communities. The dominants are yellow water lily Nuphar lutea, flowering rush Butomus umbellatus, fennel pondweed Potamogeton pectinatus, perfoliate pondweed Potamogeton perfoliatus, arrowhead Sagittaria sagittifolia and unbranched bur reed Sparganium erectum. Variations in the…

Inishroosk

… wide range of associated species including cowbane Cicuta virosa, flowing rush Butomus umbellatus, greater spearwort Ranunculus lingua and water Dock Rumex hydrolapathum. The tradition of low-intensity grazing and hay-making in this area has resulted in the retention of species-…

Finn Floods

…is, cowbane Cicuta virosa, marsh stitchwort Stellaria palustris, flowering rush Butomus umbellatus and greater water parsnip Sium latifolium. The area is important as part of the network of sites used by whooper swan Cygnus cygnus which overwinter in the Upper Lough Erne basin in…

Pulborough Brooks

…bit Hydrocharis morsus-ranae, arrowhead Sagittaria sagittifolia, flowering rush Butomus umbellatus, hair like pondweed Potamogeton trichoides, fine leaved water dropwort Oenanthe aquatica and greater water parsnip Sium latifolium. The nationally scarce narrow leaved water dropwor…

Llyn Traffwll

…recorded are the eight-stamened waterwort Elatine hydropiper and flowering rush Butomus umbellatus. A smaller area of open water with associated reed, swamp and willow carr is also included. This lake is also important for overwintering wildfowl, notably shoveler whose numbers fr…

Ludham - Potter Heigham Marshes

…iotes aloides. The emergent vegetation is similarly diverse with flowering rush Butomus umbellatus, Water dropwort Oenanthe fistulosa, bottle sedge Carex rostrata and water plantain Alisma plantago-aquatica. A discrete community occurs where there is seepage of brackish nutrient …

Old River Dove, Marston on Dove

…re locally abundant. Of particular interest is a large colony of flowering rush Butomus umbellatus. Abundant yellow water lily Nuphar lutea grows in the open water. This species has become less common in the county although small populations are still widespread. Also present are…

Wet Moor

…aris morsus-ranae, fine leaved water dropwort Oenanthe aquatica, flowering rush Butomus umbellatus and marsh stitchwort Stellaria palustris. The local rootless duckweed Wolffia arrhiza is common in the open ditches. The ditches and banksides support a diverse invertebrate communi…

Langham Pond

… other species which occur here are scarce in Surrey and include flowering rush Butomus umbellatus, round fruited rush Juncus compressus, fine leaved water dropwort Oenanthe aquatica, frogbit Hydrocharis morsus-ranae, arrowhead Sagittaria sagittifolia and slender tufted sedge Car…

West Moor

…dingly rich communities. Many ditches contain dominant stands of flowering rush Butomus umbellatus and Water parsnip Sium latifolium together with water violet Hottonia palustris, fan leaved water crowfoot Ranunculus circinatus, small pondweed Potamogeton berchtoldii, hair like p…

Aughnadarragh Lough

…k Quercus spp. The area contains a number of rare plant species. flowering rush Butomus umbellatus, lesser bulrush Typha angustifolia and lesser tussock sedge Carex diandra grow in the fen and swamp, with grass of Pamassus Parnassia palustris this being the only known County Down…

King's Sedgemoor

…ort Utricularia vulgaris, stoneworts Chara spp. and occasionally flowering rush Butomus umbellatus. Ditch banks are often herb rich with marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris, brookweed Samolus valerandi, meadow rue Thalictrum flavum and marsh stitchwort Stellaria palustris. The …

Christchurch Harbour

… pond sedge Carex riparia as well as the uncommon and attractive flowering rush Butomus umbellatus. Dry heathy grassland occurs on Hengistbury Head. The dominant grasses are bents, Agrostis spp. but patches are dominated by fine leaved sheep's fescue Festuca filiformis, ling Call…

River Avon System

…er parsnip Berula erecta and fool’s watercress Apium nodiflorum. flowering rush Butomus umbellatus occurs in both its submergent and emergent forms, perhaps its fullest expression in a British river. The nationally scarce river water dropwort Oenanthe fluviatilis is found in the …

Bridgwater Bay

…lfoil Myriophyllum spicatum are common. Emergent species include flowering rush Butomus umbellatus, common reed and water plantain Alisma plantago-aquatica, while brookweed Samolus valerandi and the local parsley water dropwort Oenanthe lachenalii are found on the bank sides. Th…

Huddersfield Narrow Canal

…ctum, arrowhead Sagittaria sagittifolia, watercress, bulrush and flowering rush Butomus umbellatus. These species also occur in a variety of combinations and degrees of dominance in different sections of the site, forming mixed fen vegetation on the immediate canal margins in whi…

Upper Lough Erne - Belleisle

…cowbane Cicuta virosa, greater water parsnip Sium latifolium and flowering rush Butomus umbellatus, in addition to more common plants like water plantain Alisma plantago-aquatica and purple loosestrife Lythrum salicaria. In many places where the shoreline is grazed, there is a t…

Montgomery Canal

…ies, including yellow iris Iris pseudacorus and the locally rare flowering-rush Butomus umbellatus, sweet flag Acorus calamus and tubular water-dropwort Oenanthe fistulosa. The canal supports a wide range of dragonfly and damselfly species, including the nationally scarce club-ta…

River Lugg

… Along the river's edge, great yellow-cress Rorippa amphibia and flowering rush Butomus umbellatus occur, at or near to their western limit of distribution. The high naturalness and diversity of the aquatic communities is demonstrated by the occurrence of the pollution intolerant…

Freshwater Marshes

…rt Ranunculus lingua, lesser water parsnip Berula erecta and the flowering rush Butomus umbellatus. At the northern extremity of the site, the fen vegetation merges into neutral grassland dominated by tufted hair grass Deschampsia cespitosa and areas of salt influenced brackish g…

Westhay Moor

…ica, water dock Rumex hydrolapathum, marsh dock Rumex palustris, flowering rush Butomus umbellatus, narrow leaved water plantain Alisma lanceolatum and marsh stitchwort Stellaria palustris. The ditches and rhynes contain a good range of submerged species; notably water violet Hot…

Newport Canal

…in this habitat include great water dock Rumex hydrolapathum and flowering rush Butomus umbellatus and, in somewhat deeper water, arrowhead Sagittaria sagittifolia. The site includes an area of fen, dominated by reed sweet grass and reed canary grass Phalaris arundinacea, which i…

Walmore Common

…as fox sedge Carex otrubae and greater pond sedge Carex riparia, flowering rush Butomus umbellatus, branched bur reed Sparganium erectum and the rare tubular water dropwort Oenanthe fistulosa. In winter the site is an important refuge and feeding area for wildfowl. These include…

Upper Lough Erne - Trannish

…cowbane Cicuta virosa, greater water parsnip Sium latifolium and flowering rush Butomus umbellatus, in addition to more common plants like water plantain Alisma plantago-aquatica and purple loosestrife Lythrum salicaria. In many places where the shoreline is grazed, there is a tr…

Llyn Llygeirian

…ith a variety of emergent species, e.g. bulrush Typha latifolia, flowering rush Butomus umbellatus and bottle sedge Carex rostrata, is well represented and there are also peripheral willow carr and mire communities. Llyn Llygeirian is additionally important for the occurrence of …

Waltham Brooks

…ntry. Other plants which occur on the open water margins include flowering rush Butomus umbellatus, yellow flag Iris pseudacorus, bulrush Schoenoplectus lacustris, arrowhead Sagittaria sagittifolia and frogbit Hydrocharis morsus-ranae. The site supports over one percent of the Br…

Arncott Bridge Meadows

…tain. Other locally uncommon species along the riverbank include flowering rush Butomus umbellatus and bladder sedge Carex vesicaria.

Sprat's Water and Marshes, Carlton Colville

…whead Sagittaria sagittifolia, water soldier Stratiotes aloides, flowering rush Butomus umbellatus and pondweeds Potamogeton spp. Shallow ponds have developed from former peat workings at Sprat's Water and contain abundant bladderwort and hornwort. Alder carr and scattered sall…

Calthorpe Broad

…se with sweet flag Acorus calamus, yellow flag Iris pseudacorus, flowering rush Butomus umbellatus, marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris and bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata. A small area of open fen on the north side of the Broad includes marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre, lesser …

Nene Washes

…it Hydrocharis morsus-ranae, water violet Hottonia palustris and flowering rush Butomus umbellatus.

Lewes Brooks

…Oenanthe aquatica, river water dropwort Oenanthe fluviatilis and flowering rush Butomus umbellatus also occur. Dense stands of both common reed mace Typha latifolia and lesser reed mace Typha angustifolia can be found with branched bur reed Sparganium erectum and eventually the d…

Epping Forest

…ith sweet flag Acorus calamus, lesser marshwort Apium inundatum, flowering rush Butomus umbellatus, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata and the liverwort, Ricciocarpos natans, which is rare and decreasing in Essex. Bogbean also grown in Strawberry Hill Pond. Another Essex rarity which …

Amberley Wild Brooks

…rwort Utricularia vulgaris, frogbit Hydrocharis morsus-ranae and flowering rush Butomus umbellatus. Fen areas consist of reed Phragmites australis, reed sweet grass Glyceria maxima and tussock sedge Carex paniculata. Sallow Salix cinerea and elder Sambucus nigra scrub is scatter…

River Blythe

… is diverse. Alongside many of the species recorded upstream are flowering rush Butomus umbellatus, arrowhead Sagittaria sagittifolia and yellow water lily Nuphar lutea. The marginal flora is rich with mats of aquatic vegetation encroaching from the banks into the water. Amphibio…

Cromford Canal

…lisma lanceolatum, sweet flag Acorus calamus and less frequently flowering rush Butomus umbellatus occur. Water forget-me-not Myosotis scorpioides and water mint Mentha aquatica are characteristic of this zone with water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile and the narrow leaved water …

River Eden and Tributaries

… also three species towards their northwestern limit in Britain, flowering rush Butomus umbellatus, opposite leaved pondweed Groenlandia densa and horned pondweed Zannichellia palustris. Water crowfoots dominate the faster flowing reaches with the species Ranunculus fluitans, Ran…

Buddon Wood and Swithland Reservoir

…estershire are found here including brookweed Samolus valerandi, flowering rush Butomus umbellatus and cyperus sedge Carex pseudocyperus. Buddon Wood and Swithland Reservoir. The reservoir is important as a roosting and feeding area for waterfowl during winter months. Amongst the…

Turnford & Cheshunt Pits

…cies include fan leaved water crowfoot Ranunculus trichophyllus, flowering rush Butomus umbellatus, lesser reed mace Typha angustifolia, frogbit Hydrocharis morsus-ranae, blunt leaved pondweed Potamogeton obtusifolius, lesser pondweed Potamogeton pusillus and brown sedge Carex di…

Llyn Maelog

…ua occur here. Lesser water-plantain Baldellia ranunculoides and flowering-rush Butomus umbellatus are other uncommon plants which occur within the mergent fringe. Reed canary-grass Phalaris arundinacea and red fescue Festuca rubra are locally dominant in parts of the site, and d…

Combe Haven

…ad Sagittaria sagittifolia, frogbit Hydrocharis morsus-ranae and flowering rush Butomus umbellatus. FEN COMMUNITIES Common reed Phragmites australis dominates Filsham reed bed although open water and ditches within the bed are richer in plant life. Two areas of mixed tall fen at …

Kilby - Foxton Canal

…plectus lacustris are present along much of the waterway, whilst flowering rush Butomus umbellatus, greater tussock sedge Carex paniculata, lesser water parsnip Berula erecta and arrowhead Sagittaria sagittifolia occur more locally. Areas of standing water adjacent to the canal p…

Ashby Canal

…. Associated species include lesser water parsnip Berula erecta, flowering rush Butomus umbellatus, tubular water dropwort Oenanthe fistulosa, water dock Rumex hydrolapathum and skullcap Scutellaria galericulata. The Ashby Canal retains one of the richest invertebrate communities…

Pocklington Canal

…isma lanceolatum, lesser water plantain Baldellia ranunculoides, flowering rush Butomus umbellatus, blunt fruited water starwort Callitriche obtusangula, fat duckweed Lemna gibba and fan leaved water crowfoot Ranunculus circinatus. The canal supports an outstanding assemblage of …

Margam Moors

…tes. Mesotrophic marsh, fen meadow and ditch communities support Flowering-rush Butomus umbellatus, Frogbit Hydrocharis morsus-ranae, Arrowhead Sagittaria sagittifolia, Cyperus Sedge Carex pseudocyperus and Brown Sedge Carex disticha on the edge of their range, with others such a…

Lower Test Valley

…valerian Valeriana dioica, green winged orchid Anacamptis morio, flowering rush Butomus umbellatus, water whorl grass Catabrose aquatica and large bitter cress Cardamine amara. Groups of willows Salix species are widespread along drains and creeks and support notable populations …

Devenish Island

…ne has species such as greater water parsnip Sium latifolium and flowering rush Butomus umbellatus with the more sedge rich low-lying central fen community characterised by bottle sedge Carex rostrata with marsh pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris, bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata, water…

Attenborough Gravel Pits

… containing such plants as purple loosestrife Lythrum salicaria, flowering rush Butomus umbellatus, marsh thistle Cirsium palustre, fine leaved water dropwort Oenanthe aquatica and the locally uncommon marsh stitchwort Stellaria palustris and slender tufted sedge Carex acuta. Els…

Blagdon Lake

…agmites australis. Aquatic plants of particular interest include flowering rush Butomus umbellatus and shoreweed Littorella uniflora. Neutral grasslands bordering the Lake support a species rich meadow flora, with saw wort Serratula tinctoria, wild carrot Daucus carota and peppe…

Gwent Levels - Rumney and Peterstone

…section of this SSSI is a stronghold on the Gwent Levels for the flowering rush Butomus umbellatus. The area also supports a rich and important invertebrate fauna with a number of nationally notable species largely confined to this sub-unit including the marsh-flies Pherbellia br…

Leven Canal

…uatic plant species including arrowhead Sagittaria sagittifolia, flowering rush Butomus umbellatus, yellow water lily Nuphar lutea, white water lily Nymphaea alba, shining pondweed Potamogeton lucens and broad leaved pondweed P. natans. References, Crackles, F. E. 1968. Some Pla…

Puxton Moor

… horsetail Equisetum fluviatile are all common. Also present are flowering rush Butomus umbellatus and cyperus sedge Carex pseudocyperus both of which are declining in south west England. Many of the less frequently maintained field ditches are dominated by emergent species. Ree…

River Beult

…ace. Other common plants include white water lily Nymphaea alba, flowering rush Butomus umbellatus, unbranched bur reed Sparganium emersum and stands of bulrush Schoenoplectus lacustris. Submerged plants include five species of pondweed Potamogeton berchtoldii, Potamogeton crisp…

Martnaham Loch and Wood

…ht-stamened waterwort Elatine hydropiper. Another unusual plant, flowering rush Butomus umbellatus, is considered to be non-native in Scotland but is naturalised within the site. Martnaham Wood is an ancient woodland site which is still dominated by oak and birch with abundant ha…

Grantham Canal

…partially replaced by stands of arrowhead Sagittaria sagittifolia, flowing rush Butomus umbellatus and water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile. The open water is characterised by the abundance of free floating plants such as fat duckweed Lemna gibba and, occasionally, wate rfern Azo…

Lough Gullion

…rce lesser bulrush Typha angustifolia, together with the notable flowering rush Butomus umbellatus, gypsywort Lycopus europaeus and cowbane Cicuta virosa. This swamp is occasionally interspersed with pockets of wet woodland which is dominated by grey willow Salix cinerea and alde…

Heron and Carrigullian Loughs

…spearwort Ranunculus lingua, lesser water parsnip Berula erecta, flowering rush Butomus umbellatus and least bur reed Sparganium natans. Notable mosses include Calliergon cordifolium. Heron and Carrigu1lian Loughs also provide valuable habitat for a range of wetland animals. Fift…

Newton Marsh

…tic and marsh plants in the pools and ditches, which include the flowering rush Butomus umbellatus and spiked sedge Carex spicata, both rare species in Lancashire.

Lough Neagh

… reedmace Typha latifolia, branched bur-reed Sparganium erectum, flowering rush Butomus umbellatus, bulrush Schoenoplectus lacustris and bottle sedge Carex rostrata. Locally, large stands of common reed Phragrnites austral is have developed. The tall fen occurring along the water…

Old River Severn, Upper Lode

…on sp. while the muddy margins support, amongst others, abundant flowering rush Butomus umbellatus, water forget-me-not Myosotis scorpioides, water cress Nasturtium officinale and water dock Rumex hydrolapathum. At the furthest point from the main river the old channel has silted…

Quoile

…r marigold Bidens cernua, trifid bur marigold Bidens tripartita, flowering rush Butomus umbellatus, slender spike rush Eleocharis uniglumis, hard grass Parapholis strigosa, rigid hornwort Ceratophyllum demersum, grey sedge Carex divulsa and lesser pondweed Potamogeton pusillus. S…

Kinoulton Marsh and Canal

…r reed Sparganium erectum, bulrush Typha latifolia and, locally, flowering rush Butomus umbellatus. The open water of the canal possesses a rich aquatic flora including Canadian waterweed Elodea canadensis, spiked water milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum, hornwort Ceratophyllum demers…

Shallam Dyke Marshes, Thurne

…ttifolia, mare’s tail Hippuris vulgaris and the locally uncommon flowering rush Butomus umbellatus.

River Frome

…geton alpinus, lesser water-plantain Baldellia ranunculoides and flowering rush Butomus umbellatus. Of particular interest on the sloping and poached ditch margins is the frequency of bottle sedge Carex rostrata and bladder sedge C. vesicaria, and a large stand of their hybrid C.…

Leeds - Liverpool Canal

…e of emergent vegetation but two notable species occur here; the flowering rush Butomus umbellatus and sweet flag Acorus calamus, both of which are uncommon in West Yorkshire and are here close to the northern limits of their range in great Britain. The aquatic moss Fontinalis a…

Exe Estuary

…are in Devon such as parsley water-dropwort Oenanthe lachenalii, flowering rush Butomus umbellatus and frog-bit Hydrocharis morsus-ranae, and a wide variety of dragonflies including the nationally uncommon ruddy darter Sympetrum sanguineum and hairy dragonfly Brachytron pratense.…

Dernish Island

… species occur, including greater water parsnip Sium latifolium, flowering rush Butomus umbellatus, creeping Jenny Lysimachia nummularia and marsh stitchwort Stellaria palustris. In some places the grassland behind the fen zone is rich in plant species such as quaking grass Briza…

Curry and Hay Moors

…s have been recorded including frogbit Hydrocharis morsus-ranae, flowering rush Butomus umbellatus, wood club rush Scirpus sylvaticus and lesser water plantain Baldellia ranunculoides. Over 100 species of aquatic invertebrates inhabit the ditches including one nationally rare sol…

Upton Broad & Marshes

…ndweed Groenlandia densa, greater water parsnip Sium latifolium, flowering rush Butomus umbellatus, river water dropwort Oenanthe fluviatilis and fen pondweed. The fens and dykes support an outstanding assemblage of dragonflies and damselflies Odonata, with the nationally rare No…

Cattawade Marshes

…erb Epilobium hirsutum, purple loosestrife Lythrum salicaria and flowering rush Butomus umbellatus.

River Tweed

… Dianthus deltoides on the more basic soils of the middle river. Flowering rush Butomus umbellatus, unusual this far north, grows on the lower third of the Whiteadder Water and appears to be native here. In addition to these, there are over 40 species of locally rare vascular pla…

Cannock Extension Canal

… length of the Cannock Extension. Good populations also exist of flowering rush Butomus umbellatus, arrowhead Sagittaria sagittifolia, shining pondweed Potamogeton lucens, perfoliate pondweed Potamogeton perfoliatus and spiked water milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum, all of which are…

Southlake Moor

…ludes many local species, such as bladder sedge Carex vesicaria, flowering rush Butomus umbellatus and skullcap Scutellaria galericulata. The aquatic invertebrate fauna includes the notable variable coenagrion Coenagrion pulchellum and hairy dragonfly Brachytron pratense together…

West Sedgemoor

… exhibit a rich flora including locally rare species such as the flowering rush Butomus umbellatus, the frogbit Hydrocharis morsus-ranae and fine leaved water dropwort Oenanthe aquatica. A rich invertebrate fauna is present including scarce water beetles, dragonflies and bugs. T…

Upper Solway Flats & Marshes

…tic plants such as the scarce whorl grass Catabrosa aquatica and flowering rush Butomus umbellatus, which is here at its northern limit in Britain. In other localities there are transitions to species rich freshwater fen, in which meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria and yellow iris I…

Tickenham, Nailsea and Kenn Moors

…rowhead Sagittaria sagittifolia are all common and the prominent flowering rush Butomus umbellatus is also present. In some places sea club rush Bolboschoenus maritimus and grey club rush Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani also occur and this may indicate a residual brackish influenc…

Felmersham Gravel Pits

…hoenoplectus lacustris, club rush Typha latifolia and occasional flowering rush Butomus umbellatus, lesser bulrush Typha angustifolia and water dock Rumex hydrolapathum. Several small ponds support branched bur reed Sparganium erectum and sharp-flowered rush Juncus acutiflorus. T…

Malltraeth Marsh / Cors Ddyga

…t-grass Glyceria maxima, horned pondweed Zannichellia palustris, flowering-rush Butomus umbellatus, water-violet Hottonia palustris, mare’s tail Hippuris vulgaris and marsh stitchwort Stellaria palustris. Two nationally scarce species, pillwort Pilularia globulifera and autumnal …

Upper Lough Erne - Crom

…cowbane Cicuta virosa, greater water parsnip Sium latifolium and flowering rush Butomus umbellatus, in addition to more common plants like water plantain Alisma plantago-aquatica and purple loosestrife Lythrum salicaria. Where the shoreline is grazed, there is often a transition…

Brent Reservoir

… be found, for example, water plantain Alisma plantago-aquatica, flowering rush Butomus umbellatus, water dock Rumex hydrolapathum and lesser bulrush Typha angustifolia. In winter the combination of secluded wetland, shallows and extensive open water serves to attract a wide rang…

Catcott Edington and Chilton Moors

…e flora, dominated by reed sweet grass Glyceria maxima, includes flowering rush Butomus umbellatus, bottle sedge Carex rostrata and water dock Rumex hydrolapathum. Aquatic deep water species such as yellow water lily Nuphar luteand arrowhead Sagittaria sagittifolia are largely co…

North Moor

…n Baldellia ranunculoides, marsh stitchwort Stellaria palustris, flowering rush Butomus umbellatus, water violet Hottonia palustris and lesser bulrush Typha angustifolia, the latter occurring only on North Moor within the Somerset Levels and Moors. The rare hairlike pondweed Pota…

Otmoor

…ush Typha latifolia, water plantain Alisma plantago-aquatica and flowering rush Butomus umbellatus. Many of the ditches contain arrowhead Sagittaria sagittifolia swamp, with frogbit Hydrocharis morsus-ranae, fat duckweed Lemna gibba, ivy leaved duckweed L. trisulca and the region…

River Eye

…ed sedge Carex acuta, reed canary grass Phalaris arundinacea and flowering rush Butomus umbellatus. In other parts of the river the meanders are lined for short stretches by willows Salix spp. which exclude such marginal vegetation. The deeper parts of the river are dominated by …

Cornmill Stream and Old River Lea

… in the diversity of aquatic plants. Emergents include stands of flowering rush Butomus umbellatus and common club rush Schoenoplectus lacustris, both declining species in Essex. The floating vegetation includes the yellow water lily Nuphar lutea, shining pondweed Potamogeton luc…

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